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. 2020 Jul 16;10:11743. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68510-4

Table 2.

NaOH concentrations used in the preparation of nickel-doped aerogels with the resulting physical properties and nickel nanocrystal morphology.

Sample NaOH concentration (M) BET surface area (m2 g−1) Average pore diameter (nm) Pore volume (cm3 g−1) Morphology of nickel nanocrystals
Ni1 0.5 300 4.6 0.89 Sphere
Ni2 1 310 4.5 0.90 Needle
Ni3 2 240 5.4 0.91 Wire